The hard part about getting much attention is that people start dissecting what you do. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
With comedy, a lot of people develop their sense of humor as a defense mechanism. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
And I like the passion that people have when they're trying to prove they can make a movie or be a movie… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to be truthful and collaborate with people who have interesting things to say. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
So many people are in comedy because of difficult mothers or broken homes. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've come to realize that people connect more when they know you're telling them the truth or some aspect of your story,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I always felt as a kid that I was underappreciated, invisible or weird, but I've always secretly thought people would one day… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
You hear people say: "One day, when I'm in a good position I can make my passion project." I've seen a lot… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like to make movies the way people made movies in the '70s, where they lived and died with these stories, and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I love when people work together who know each other very well. Some of my favourite movies are people who are close… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I think it's fun to have people see everything at once, and then I think certain shows are very well-suited to being… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
People talk about universal intelligence ... I'm reticent to believe almost anything, just because my parents weren't religious at all, but that's… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've come to believe that the simpler the title, the better. Whenever I try to get cute with it, it seems to… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I was bad at sports and picked last every day. I couldn't quite figure out what my role was in the social… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I think there have been so many documentaries about pop stars, made by pop stars. It's a new phenomenon. People making these… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I feel like Superbad and Freaks And Geeks are somewhat timeless. That's always gratifying, when you feel like 30 years in the… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
You want the audience to get your movie, and you want the audience to like it. It's as simple as that. If… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've made movies on every part of the spectrum, and you do understand when you go into certain movies that you're trying… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I always thought that Seth [Rogen] was a fun, caustic, bombastic, sweet, underdog-type of person that I would root for the way… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Penn [Jillette] and Teller and I get along very well. We can call each other and say, "I'm working on this classic… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Some people are probably saner. They're good performers, and they go about their day. I just get obsessive about it. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
People are disappearing from movies, and normal human behaviour is disappearing from movies... You are not always fighting a creature in life.… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Some people make movies and think, "Well, I'll just keep asking for more money if this isn't enough." And then there are… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
People like everything to work out, and anytime you don't make everything work out perfectly, you really are fighting against what most… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
There's no logic in how Donald Trump thinks. I don't want someone who's the president who says 3 to 5 million people… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I need to find people who I respect so I can respect them, and they'll like being respected so they'll respect me,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult,… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like working with people on their first movies. I think that you never get that level of effort again. And I… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
The great thing about Eminem is, he's just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I think my instinct creatively is to make things that are very funny and happy and silly. And in this moment where… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I had a very specific type of terrible network experience where I was told that people like Seth Rogen and Jason Segel… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
There are people that entertainment is something they do at the end of a long hard day at work, and they want… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I was in the recording studio when Pink was recording for a part of the gay rights anthem. It was just amazing to watch… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and also hilarious… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I feel like everybody's waiting for a job y'know, you can make a movie on your phone. And so there really is no reason… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
It's funny, now there are so many bands that I can never remember any of their names. Maybe it's because I'm old. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult, and there… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
It's so funny, all the similarities that we have [with David Copperfield] of being obsessed young people and finding a way to be around… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've made movies on every part of the spectrum, and you do understand when you go into certain movies that you're trying to elicit… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
Parents don't realize that when they teach you about the Holocaust too early, it ruins you for life. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
People talk about universal intelligence ... I'm reticent to believe almost anything, just because my parents weren't religious at all, but that's when I… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
You can work on a movie for years, and you won't know until you show it to an audience for the first time if… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image